The Stability of Personality Traits in Individuals With Borderline Personality Disorder

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 806-815

  Hopwood, Christopher J ^a   Newman, Daniel A ^b   Donnellan, M Brent ^a   Markowitz, John C ^c   Grilo, Carlos M ^d   Sanislow, Charles A ^d   Ansell, Emily B ^d   McGlashan, Thomas H ^d   Skodol, Andrew E ^e,f   Shea, M Tracie ^g   Gunderson, John G ^h   Zanarini, Mary C ^h   Morey, Leslie C ⁱ  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Sunbelt Collaborative   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^g BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

ⁱ TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

borderline personality disorder; five factor model; growth curve modeling; personality development; stability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BORDERLINE STATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL INSTABILITY; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOANALYSIS;

EID: 72049099620     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016954     Document Type: Article

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